New group launches push for cell phone ban in NY schools

New group launches push for cell phone ban in NY schools: ‘Our kids’ well-being has collapsed’
Smartphone use in our schools has supercharged in-school violence and bullying, created an educational environment full of distraction, and isolated our children from each other,” said Raj
Hochul student cell phone ban would require N.Y. students to give up devices from ‘bell to bell’
Hochul wants to allocate $13.5 million in New York’s state budget to curb the use of cellphones in public schools, the governor’s office said.
Cell phone ban in NY schools? Hochul wants it done under $252B budget plan
A $252 billion New York budget plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul would ban student cell phones during school and hike school aid by at least 2% per district.
AG Campbell introduces legislation to ban cell phones during school hours
The statewide “bell-to-bell” phone restriction aims to improve students’ mental health and learning environment. The post AG Campbell introduces legislation to ban cell phones during school hours appeared first on Boston.
Gov. Hochul pitches school cell phone ban in $252 billion state budget
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will include funding to help school districts secure students’ cell phones as part of her $252 billion state budget proposal, which is set to be released on Tuesday. The plan would direct school districts to come up with their own policies to separate students from mobile devices “from bell to bell,
New legislation proposes ban on cell phones & devices in Mass. schools
Cell phones and other personal electronic devices could be banned in Massachusetts public schools under a bill recently proposed by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell. The Study Act would prohibit students from having their personal electronic devices during the day as a “bell-to-bell” restriction,
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